An Albuquerque man was arrested and charged after police said he chased two children with a chainsaw.

Police said they saw two teenage boys running frantically on Tennessee near Copper in Northeast Albuquerque on Saturday. The boys told police that a man had been chasing them and their mother with a chainsaw.

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Authorities said they were able to find Christopher Gutierrez's vehicle and pulled him over. Police said they found a chainsaw in the bed of his truck and another power saw behind his front passenger seat.

Gutierrez told police that it was his brother who was wearing the same clothing that chased the three people. He also said that someone had pulled an assault rifle on his brother before the incident, according to the criminal complaint.

Gutierrez was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and child abuse.